Isaiah 37:24
Old Testament • 24 words with Strong's data
"By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָרַף
châraph
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; t...
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
רֶכֶב
rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
הַר
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
יְרֵכָה
yᵉrêkâh
properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
לְבָנוֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
צְלֹחִית
tsᵉlôchîyth
something prolonged or tall, i.e. a vial or salt-cellar
אֶרֶז
ʼerez
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
בְּרוֹשׁ
bᵉrôwsh
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
גְּבוּל
gᵉbûwl
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
יַעַר
yaʻar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
כַּרְמֶל
Karmel
Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
צְלֹחִית tsᵉlôchîyth
something prolonged or tall, i.e. a vial or salt-cellar
Study H6746 →חָרַף châraph
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter
Study H2778 →בְּרוֹשׁ bᵉrôwsh
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
Study H1265 →יַעַר yaʻar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
Study H3293 →יְרֵכָה yᵉrêkâh
properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
Study H3411 →Cross References
Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: whe...
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
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